16 November 2022

Newsletter Articles

LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT

Hi Everyone,

2023 CLASSES

We are currently organising our 2023 classes. If your child will not be returning to Jones Hill School in 2023 please contact our office staff or email jhurr5@eq.edu.au.

The class lists will be posted on the noticeboards under the old Admin building on Wednesday, December 7. A lot of time and thought goes into classes and we place the students based on their learning, social and emotional needs.

COLOUR RUN EXPLOSION

On Friday, November 4 the students and staff had a great afternoon with the children running the Colour Run Explosion course. Lots of laughing and good fun was had by everyone involved. Jones Hill families raised over $13 000! This money will be used by the P&C to provide resources for your children. Computers, iPads, books, Year 6 Graduation items and more. Thank you to everyone involved, especially Mrs Crow who organised the event.

YEAR 5/6 CAMP

Cairns Trip

Last week we headed off to Cairns, with seventy-seven year 5 and 6 students. This was an adventure of a lifetime and an amazing experience. The children snorkelled on the Great Barrier Reef, saw the reef from a glass bottom boat, went on an aqua duck ride and explored Mossman Gorge and the Daintree Rainforest. We conquered the ropes course and the vertical drop at the ZOOM Wildlife Centre, watched a Leopard Shark lay its egg at the Cairns Aquarium and got up close and personal with the crocodiles, koalas, reptiles, cassowaries and animals at Hartley’s Crocodile Farm. We immersed ourselves in the Indigenous Culture, watching spear throwing and the didgeridoo performance. The children learned how to throw a boomerang and joined in the Indigenous dancing. The Butterfly Sanctuary was spectacular with over 1500 bright and colourful butterflies on display.

Thank you to Mrs Pengelly, Mrs Crow, Mr Callaghan, Mr Hubner, Mrs Gills, Mr Stibbard, Mr Cunningham and Mrs Seed who attended the Cairns Trip with the children and looked after them all week. Your support and help made the trip a success and an experience the children will remember for the rest of their lives.

Kind Regards,

James Watt - Principal
Stacey Seed – Deputy Principal

EVENTS CALENDAR

PARADE AWARDS

The following students will receive Behaviour Awards for displaying the school values of Respect, Learning, Safety and Relationships. Parents are welcome to join us at parade. Parade will be filmed and uploaded to Facebook.

CLASS AWARDS

PC: Harrison; PM: Charlie; PR: Lavinya; 1B: Megan; 1D: Kahleesie; 1S: Amy; 2E: Flynn; 2F: Thomas; 2/3B: Silas; 3D: Emily; 3S: Bethany; 4B: Dece, Nate; 4G: Brodie; 4/5C: Wynter, Ciara; 5PD: Preston; 5/6C: Sienna

TOKEN AWARDS

40 Tokens: PM: Lachlan; 4/5C: Clancy

60 Tokens: PC: Sam; 2E: Thor; 4B: Levi; 4G: Chace, Dustin; 5PD: Grace; 6R: Sianna, Jaymz

80 Tokens: PC: Jade, Dexter, Harrison; PR: Aubree, Tyler; 1D: Kahleesie, Jackson, Quinn; 1S: Malakai, Jaylen, Lara, Ella, Delilah; 2/3B: Cooper; 3S: LeBron, Luke; 4B: Ethan, Zanthe, Lincoln; 4G: Ty; 4/5C: Sunny, 5PD: Emily Zeke; 5/6C: Finley, Mitchell; 6R: Rieland, Maliki, Belle, Archie, Tayla, Bailey, Jacob, Linkin

100 Tokens: PC: Lilly, Piper; PM: William, Charlie, Sophia, Indi, Charlotte, Willow, Avery, Norah; PR: Isla, Spencer, Scarlett, Ryder, Stuart; 1B: Quinn, Alexia, Ava; 1S: Johnathon; 2E: Finn; 2/3B: Leo, Charlie; 3D: Jack, Hailo, Ruby; 3S: Verissa, Isla, Amelia, Alanna, Emilia, Alivia-Lee, Troy, Ryder, Mia, Cohen; 4B: Jasmin, Carson; 4G: Amelia; 4/5C: Breeanna, Inca; 5PD: Zander, Jakob, Indy; 5/6C: Savannah, Anabelle, Riley; 6R: Madison, Rieland, Jackson, Amali, Tilly, Luca, Belle

YEAR 6 GRADUATION

Year 6 parents are reminded that RSVPs for Graduation are due Friday, November 25. Please return these to your child’s teacher. (Only two guests per student)

Graduation is Monday, December 5 starting at 5:30pm in the Hall. Dress is smart casual.

REWARDS DAY

On Friday, December 9 students will be given the opportunity to celebrate their behaviour results for 2022.

Invoices, permission, medical forms and information has been sent home with students. Those attending Coolum Aqua Park must also fill in and return a waiver. Please return payment and all forms before Friday 18th November.

Permissions are signed on the understanding that a student’s behaviour level may change during the time period leading up to Rewards Day. A drop or rise in behaviour level will change the Rewards Day activities that your child is eligible to attend.

• Years 4-6 Gold and Platinum students we be attending a day excursion to Coolum Aqua Park.
• Years 2-3 Gold students will be attending a day excursion to the Gympie Aquatic Centre.
• Years 1-6 Silver students will be attending a half day excursion to the Gympie Aquatic Centre.
• Years 1-6 Bronze students will remain at school and participate in fun rotational activities.
• Years 1-6 Orange and Red students will remain at school and be involved in building a plan for improved behaviour for 2022.

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER

PAYMENT METHODS

Below are a list of our preferred payment methods and how they work.

Please note, payments CAN NOT be taken over the phone
Please DO NOT make payments via BPay

PAYMENT BY BPOINT

Refer to invoice sent to parent email address. Click link on .pdf Invoice for secure card payment

Please ensure payments are made at least 2 days prior to the due date to ensure payment is received by the time and date as outlined on the permission form

PAYMENT VIA QKR APP

Access QKR App and select Jones Hill State School for a list of outstanding invoices and secure card payment.

Please ensure payments are made at least 2 days prior to the due date to ensure payment is received by the time and date as outlined on the permission form

PAYMENT VIA QPARENTS APP

Access QParents App and select Payment for a list of outstanding invoices and secure card payment.

Please ensure payments are made at least 2 days prior to the due date to ensure payment is received by the time and date as outlined on the permission form

PAYMENT IN PERSON

Payment can be made in the school office Monday to Friday strictly between the hours of 8:15 to 3:30pm

Credit and Debit cards (EFTPOS) and Cash are accepted

STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME

Invoices for the 2023 SRS have been generated this week. If you have outstanding SRS fees from 2022, you will not be eligible to join the scheme in 2023 until your fees are paid.

Jones Hill School operates a Student Resource Scheme (SRS) to:

• Minimise the costs to parents/carers of providing textbooks and other learning resources for their child/ren, by securing discounts, through early payment and bulk ordering.
• Ensure that an adequate bank of resources is available to guarantee a good quality education for all students.
• The cost per child is $120 and has been this amount since the program started 5 years ago. The majority of parents utilise the SRS.
• The scheme does not provide any funds for the Parents' and Citizens' Association, is entirely voluntary and parents/carers are under no obligation to join.
• The SRS operates under the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education. A parent who does not wish to join the scheme is responsible for providing the student with the items that would otherwise have been provided to the student by the scheme as detailed on the year level subject requirements list, to enable the student to engage with the curriculum.
• Parents wishing to take advantage of the services provided by the SRS sign the relevant form agreeing to the conditions therein upon enrolment and then pay the annual SRS participation fee. The SRS provides the entire package for the specified participation fee and is not available in part.

A parent's participation or non-participation in the scheme will continue as per their previously completed Participation Agreement Form. A parent can opt in or out of the scheme in subsequent years by completing another “Participation Agreement Form".

AWARDS NIGHT

Jones Hill School Awards Night will be held on Thursday, December 1 starting at 6:30pm in our school hall. Parents of students receiving awards will receive phone calls over the next two weeks. Dress for the evening is smart casual.

The Strings Ensemble and Concert Band will be performing on the night. Students performing will need to wear School Uniform and arrive at 6pm for warm up and tuning.

Concert Band rehearsal

Next week (week 8) Mr Berry will not be at Jones Hill. There will be no band rehearsal or brass and woodwind lessons. Percussion lessons will be on as usual.

In week 9, we have band rehearsal and lessons on the Monday as usual, however we will be missing some key players who will be at the GSHS Orientation Day. It is very important that we have all other students at this rehearsal as we will have the Awards Night performance on the Thursday (information for performance is below). In addition to the regular Monday, students should bring their instruments to school on Thursday (1/12/22) and I will schedule an in-class time to move all of the gear down to the hall and have a run through. (No need to come in before school on the Thursday).

KOALA KIDS

Vacation Care

Koala Kids OSHC will once again provide Vacation Care for the December/January break. Please find attached a booking form that should be returned as soon as possible. If you are wanting to use our Service but have not yet enrolled your children, please click on this link;

2023 OSHC

If you would like to start your child in Koala Kids OSHC at the start of 2023, please enrol now so there is plenty of time to process through the enrolment for the service and the CCS. Please follow the enrolment link as attached.

LITTLE KOALAS PLAYGROUP

Great News! Little Koalas Playgroup will be continuing in Term 4. Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Adamson will be running the playgroup from 2pm-3pm in the PM classroom. If you have a little person, aged 0-5 years and would like to attend the playgroup, please come along and join in the fun. If you would like more information please contact Julie Mitchell on 54 890 555.

P&C NEWS

Mega Christmas Raffle Draw

The P&C are having a Christmas raffle that will be drawn at the end of year Christmas Concert. Parents are asked to donate an item for the raffle. These items could include Christmas decorations, chocolates, food items etc. Donations can be left at the office. Thank you all for your continued support in our school.

P&C Christmas Dinner

The P&C will be holding a Christmas Dinner to celebrate the end of another great year. It will be held on Tuesday, December 6. More details to come in next week’s Newsflash.

P&C Executives

Next year we are losing our lovely Secretary and Treasurer. While we thank they for their wonderful efforts, we are now looking for a new Secretary and Treasurer. As our school runs an OSHC, the new members would become Approved Providers for the service. If you are interested at all in being apart of this amazing team, please pop into the office for a chat and we can explain all about the roles. Jones Hill School is so lucky to have such a dedicated team who know how to make a meeting fun. We look forward to hearing from you.

GUM TREE CAFÉ NEWS

Tuckshop

The Gum Tree Cafe is open four days a week; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at first break only.

• Orders are to be placed online only using the QKR! app.
• All orders need to be placed before 9am.
• A reminder that two days’ notice is required for Birthday Buckets.

Please note: During the last two weeks of the year we will be removing items from the menu as supplies run out. Tuckshop will be closed on Friday, December 9. Our last day of operation for the year will be Thursday, December 8.

Richelle and Trina – Tuckshop Conveyers

LOWES VIP EVENT

CONTAINERS PLEASE

Keep bringing in your containers for recycling. All plastic bottles, aluminium cans, tetra packs can be dropped off to the office. Glass bottles can be brought in by adults only.

The Jones Hill SS community is doing their part to reduce landfill and keep our waterways clean. Thank you to all of our families and students for supporting this very worthy cause.